Ronda Rousey has shown her softer side away from the UFC ring by posing with her beloved pet dog Mochi as part of a special edition of WIRED magazine.

The UFC champion and actress showed her love for her pooch by planting a kiss on Mochi's face in a stunning picture for next month's edition of the American publication.

Rousey, who has even gone as far as paying for professional photos of herself with her dog and has plenty of pictures of Mochi on her Instagram account, is one of 10 stars who feature in November's WIRED magazine.

Ronda Rousey plants a kiss on her pet dog Mochi as she is photographed for the latest edition of WIRED

Rousey is one of 10 stars who features in WIRED in an edition edited by tennis superstar Serena Williams

The November issue - named 'Trailblazers' - focuses on race, gender and equality in the digital age.

In the edition, Rousey says she would rather be booed than not act genuine in order to attract a larger fanbase.

'I’ll let thousands of people boo me as long as I feel I was honest and authentic,' Rousey told WIRED.

'That way, when I do something later that the fans like, they know it was genuine and not staged. I wouldn’t shake Miesha Tate’s hand after I beat her the second time, but I gave Cat Zingano a hug and a kiss after we fought, because I truly empathised with her in that moment.

'I’d rather be a genuine and interesting bad guy than a boring fraud of a hero. I mean, the Joker is just so much more interesting than Batman. But sometimes I’m the good guy when I fight too. I’m whatever Gotham City needs me to be.'

Rousey (left) defeated rival Bethe Correia (right) in her most recent fight which took place in August

Rousey was speaking exclusively to WIRED magazine, the November issue is available in newsstands nationwide from today (October 27).